Weather on Jupiter Chris Donovan Comparing Earth and

Overview -The weather on Jupiter much like everything else is very large. -Storms that

Clouds -Jupiter is wrapped in clouds of ammonia and sulfur crystals (bands of yellows,

Clouds -Lighter hued areas where atmosphere rises are called zones. -Darker regions where air

Clouds -The cloud layer is 50 km deep, and there at least two decks

Lightning -Lightning is caused by the water’s polarity (makes it capable of creating the

The Giant Red Spot -Largest system in the Solar System -Located 22 degrees south

The Great Red Spot -Rotates counter clockwise (different from the rest of the atmosphere)

Storms -Storms are very common on gas giants -White and brown ovals -Ammonia snow

Interesting Facts -Surface of Jupiter is a giant ocean of liquid hydrogen -Weather is

Video -Watch this really cool video! -https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=GRst 061 YTVU

References -[Jupiter’s Weather] Youtube. Retrieved on 11 -20 -2014 from https: //www. youtube. com/watch?

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Weather on Jupiter Chris Donovan

Comparing Earth and Jupiter

Overview -The weather on Jupiter much like everything else is very large. -Storms that grow to cover thousands of km within hours. -Winds whipping the clouds at 360 kph -Storms that last for hundreds of years.

Clouds -Jupiter is wrapped in clouds of ammonia and sulfur crystals (bands of yellows, browns and whites). -The clouds are located in the tropopause and are arranged into bands at different latitudes. (tropical regions) -Bands are produced by air flowing in different directions at various latitudes.

Clouds -Lighter hued areas where atmosphere rises are called zones. -Darker regions where air falls are called belts. -Storms and turbulence appear when these opposing flows interact.

Clouds Zones and Belts

Clouds -The cloud layer is 50 km deep, and there at least two decks of clouds -thick lower deck -thin clearer region -Scientists believe there are thin layers of H 20 clouds under ammonia sulfur layer -Theory based off of lightning flashing.

Lightning -Lightning is caused by the water’s polarity (makes it capable of creating the charge separation needed to produce lightning). -Lightning can be 1000 times as powerful as lightning on Earth

Lightning Images

The Giant Red Spot -Largest system in the Solar System -Located 22 degrees south of the equator -First observed in 1600’s by Giovanni Cassini -40, 000 km in diameter

The Great Red Spot -Rotates counter clockwise (different from the rest of the atmosphere) -Sometimes rotates faster and slower than surrounding atmosphere -Storm grows and shrinks

The Great Red Spot

WOW

Storms -Storms are very common on gas giants -White and brown ovals -Ammonia snow storms

Storms

Interesting Facts -Surface of Jupiter is a giant ocean of liquid hydrogen -Weather is damaging at all times -Impossible hazard for spacecrafts to overcome

Artists Conception

Cassini Approach

Video -Watch this really cool video! -https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=GRst 061 YTVU

References -[Jupiter’s Weather] Youtube. Retrieved on 11 -20 -2014 from https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=GRst 061 YTVU -[Jupiter Cassini Flyby] Youtube. Retrieved on 11 -20 -2014 from https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=b. Ig. Zx. Gd 4 zag -Coffey, J. (2008) Weather on Jupiter. Universe Today.